- Arrhenius (lunar crater)
lunar crater data
latitude=55.6
N_or_S=N
longitude=91.3
E_or_W=E
diameter=40 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=269
eponym=Svante Arrhenius Arrhenius is a lunar
impact crater that is located just on the far side of theMoon , near the southwest limb. In this location the vicinity of the crater can be viewed during favorablelibration s, although it is viewed from on edge. To the south-southeast is the worn crater Blanchard, and De Roy lies further to the west.The outer wall of Arrhenius has been somewhat worn and eroded due to a history of minor impacts, leaving the rim rounded and low. There is a knotch in the rim to the north-northwest, and an outward bulge along the southeast face. A small craterlet lies across the southwestern rim. The inner floor is relatively flat and free of features of interest. The mid-point lacks a central peak.
atellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Arrhenius.
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
* Arrhenius P — "See"Blanchard (crater) .References
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